Bearings – Rotary bearing – Fluid bearing
Patent
1988-04-28
1989-11-28
Hannon, Thomas R.
Bearings
Rotary bearing
Fluid bearing
384107, 384112, 384133, F16C 3206
Patent
active
048833673
ABSTRACT:
In a bearing unit using a hydrodynamic lubrication film (5 or 25) of a lubrication fluid, a shaft (2 or 22) comprises plural spiral grooves (6a, 6b or 26) thereon, at least one circumference groove (7a, 7b or 27) thereon and an inner passage ((8+9+10) or (29+30)), which leads the fluid pumped by the spiral grooves (6a, 6b or 26) to the circumferential groove (7a, 7b or 27), therein, thereby to produce both functions of a kinetic pressure bearing and a static pressure bearing.
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Hannon Thomas R.
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
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